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ASSU ELECTIONS SBS retools with platform By RYAN MAC and ELLEN HUET Students for a Better Stanford (SBS), a coalition of 12 Undergraduate Senate candidates with a “shared approach,” released a revamped platform earlier this week with a slew of campaign promises, encompassing a variety of issues from Office of Student Activities (OSA) reform to reviewing PWR and IHUM pro- grams. But in an interview with The Daily last Sunday, the group asserted that they have “incredibly different vantage points on issues” and a “variety of opinions.” The candidates insisted that they are united not by a common ideological thread, but by a “common vision of what student government should look like.” The online platform may showcase a change in course, however, as it details a consolidated list of promises that all the allied candidates will work towards, in contrast with earlier talks of individuals connected only by a pledge for civil cooperation if elected. “What unifies us is how we will conduct our busi- ness,” said Adam Creasman ‘11 in the interview on Sunday.“We all work well together and are willing to compromise.” Currently, the group’s stated platform sports the title “Students for a Better Stanford: A Slate for Undergrad Senate.” But in Sunday’s interview, the group unequivocally denied that they were a united slate. “We are not a political slate,”said Varun Sivaram ‘11 in the group interview. “Each of us has very specif- ic ideas.” “I think the reason why we hesitate to use slate was because in the past, the word ‘slate’ has been used in a very specific context of sponsorship,”said Howard Tan ‘11. “I think it’s fair to say it was a summary and a con- solidation of individual platforms.” “We don’t shy away from the fact that we’re differ- ent from one another,” added Alan Guo ‘11. “By no means should we say that SBS has homogeneous views.” The new platform promises a wide array of goals without great detail regarding their implementation and approach. Among the more ambitious promises is a “review of PWR/ IHUM programs, to see whether writing requirements are better suited for majors.” When approached with the question of implemen- tation, however, SBS member and current Senate Chair Shelley Gao ‘11 wrote in an email to The Daily that SBS hopes “to collaborate with administrators to institute comprehensive review of IHUM/PWR instructors at [the] end of each quarter.We also intend to empower the IHUM and PWR boards with greater authority to influence course offerings and represent student opinion.” SPORTS WILL PAUL SUSPENDED EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Daily talks with Senator Palpatine about his ASSU Undergraduate Senate campaign ONLINE @ WWW.STANFORDDAILY.COM Slate pledges to revamp IHUM, PWR; decries “mediocre administration” By WYNDAM MAKOWSKY MANAGING EDITOR Stanford has suspended redshirt sopho- more Will Paul for a full academic year, The Daily learned earlier this week and confirmed on Thursday. As a result, he will be ineligible for the 2009-2010 men’s basketball season. The suspension is due to scholastic issues, but the extent and specific nature of the problems are unknown at this time. “Will has fallen short in fulfilling the aca- demic requirements established for Stanford and our basketball program,” said coach Johnny Dawkins in an athletics department press release. Paul, a forward/center, is not currently studying at Stanford, but will be able to re- enroll before spring quarter of 2010, and could theoretically rejoin the Cardinal basket- ball program at that time. Paul was expected to help fill the void left by the Lopez twins this year, but struggled to establish himself in the Cardinal’s lineup. He started six of the 23 games in which he played, battling injuries throughout the latter part of the season. He averaged four points per game, Index Opinions/3 • Sports/4 • Classifieds/5 Recycle Me VIVIAN WONG/The Stanford Daily Entrepreneurial Fever Stanford alum, Jen Hsun Huang MS ‘92, speaks to an overflow crowd as part of the BASES-hosted Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) Seminar. Huang, who recently donated $30 million for the con- struction of the Jen Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center, is a co-founder and CEO of Nvidia. Please see page 6 for a full story on ETL V ADEN FEES CONVEY EXTENT OF CRISIS Budget shortfall leads to $167 fee per quarter By JULIA BROWNELL DESK EDITOR As announced on Wednesday, the University will no longer be subsidizing most Vaden Health Center services that were previously covered by the general fund. Beginning next year, Vaden will charge students a $167 Health Services Fee every quarter to continue its programs. “The reality is that this was a very difficult situation,” said Vice Provost for Student Affairs Greg Boardman in an interview with The Daily. “With the rising cost of health services . . . [the fee] was, in our opinion, the best way to manage this.” In the past, health services at Stanford were divided into three parts: off-site services covered by students’ insurance plans; Vaden services that were not covered by insurance, but were offered free to students through the University’s general funds; and finally, out-of-pocket expenses like co-pays on phar- maceuticals that students had to pay themselves.The new fee will cover the second category, since the University’s general funds will no longer be able to cover those costs. Services being funded now by the fee include primary care services, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and health outreach programs, including the PHE program. “We’re working to preserve the core services for students,” Boardman said. All undergraduate and grad- uate students will have to pay the fee, along with enrolled high school students and visiting researchers. For those on finan- cial aid, the fee will be included in their aid plan. CRIS BAUTISTA/The Stanford Daily SPORTS/4 BRUINS BEATEN Cardinal tops UCLA in extra innings thanks to Drew Storen’s dominance The Stanford Daily An Independent Publication INTERMISSION/INSERT AIDA OPENS Ram’s Head’s production of “Aida” stays true to original work www.stanforddaily.com FRIDAY Volume 235 April 10, 2009 Issue 34 SOPHOMORE FORWARD OUT UNTIL AT LEAST 2010 Stanford Daily File Photo Redshirt sophomore Will Paul was expected to play a key role in the post for Stanford next season. His absence could leave the Cardinal men perilously thin in the paint. BACKGROUND CHECK: THE EXEC SLATES ASSU Elections Please see VADEN, page 6 Please see SBS, page 6 By ELLEN HUET and ZOE RICHARDS The role of the ASSU Executive is traditionally one of coordination, as the Executives work to organize efforts between students, administration, staff and faculty to achieve their goals. In an interview with The Daily, David Gobaud ‘08 MS ‘10 and Jay de la Torre ‘10 explained that the slate’s overall theme is a “close partnership” with all parts of the University. Students who have worked with Gobaud and de la Torre in the past generally gave positive reviews of their collaboration and management skills. Gobaud’s background is in computer science, but he has managed public service initiatives and is an advocate of improving graduate student life. De la Torre has been involved with public service through several different organizations on campus. Last year, Gobaud ran for Executive with Greg Goldgof ‘09. Goldgof is not running again this year since he plans to graduate, but as Gobaud’s former running mate, he has unique insight into Gobaud’s strengths and weaknesses as a manager. Goldgof especially emphasized Gobaud’s dedication to remaining up-to-date with current issues and doing the necessary research to be well-informed regarding student concerns. “He asks students what they actually believe and want,” Goldgof said. “He will always be working harder, doing his research, and searching for the right thing to do, without having the hubris to think his personal opinion is more important than detailed research, discussion and reflection.” Goldgof also had comments regarding Gobaud’s weaknesses and improvements since last year, specifically regarding community organizing. “Observing him last year, his weakness was an inexpe- rience with the type of community organizing necessary to win student election,” he said. “However, through the course of the last election, working with [current Executives] Jonny and Fagan, and helping me with Stanford’s record-breaking No On 8 campaign, I hope he has overcome this weakness.” The Gobaud/de la Torre platform also emphasizes increased representation and advocacy of graduate stu- dent issues. Gobaud and de la Torre have promised to deliver greater graduate student involvement in the ASSU by fostering the relationship between the Undergraduate Senate and Graduate Student Council (GSC), and lobby- ing for graduate student priorities such as low-cost hous- ing and health insurance. “Housing and health insurance have been long-stand- ing issues for graduate students, and it’s great to know that David and Jay are committed to helping the GSC tackle these matters,” said GSC co-Chair Polina Segalova, a third-year mechanical engineering graduate student. “They have an excellent understanding of these topics and their history at Stanford.” Segalova explained how in her interactions with him By CHRISTINE MCFADDEN and MARISA LANDICHO Selling their financial leadership and experience, Bennett Hauser ‘10 and Matt Sprague ‘10 have argued that their Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE) backgrounds make them suitable to be ASSU Executives. Feedback from their current employers and employees supports these claims, revealing the candidates’ strength in cultivating positive per- sonal relationships. For the last year, Hauser and Sprague have served on the financial side of the ASSU under Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE), a fact that has taken center stage in their campaign. Hauser has managed the Student Store for the past two years, and Sprague has worked as the director of Capital Group. Their superiors and direct reports had only kind words to say of the candidates. “[Hauser and Sprague] have the skills of efficiency that are important for any executive,” said SSE CEO Matt McLaughlin ‘08, who supervises both Hauser and Sprague.“I think the numbers speak for themselves.” “Diligent” and a “hard-worker,” Hauser worked every weekday and often on the weekends, according to McLaughlin, who said that Hauser increased the profit of the Student Store by a factor of three, from $50,000 to $150,000, in his first year as general manager. Furthermore, profits are on track to increase by another 10 percent for the current year, a feat that McLaughlin described as “phenomenal” considering the state of the econ- omy. Workers in the Student Store also praised Hauser’s man- agement abilities. “We had two general managers, but everyone would always call Ben,” said Keith Knapp ‘11, who has worked in the Student Store since the start of winter quarter. “[Hauser] trusts people . . . but has enough firmness so that you don’t keep pushing him,” he added. Hauser garnered similar praise from his second job as 2008-2009 ASSU Executive Cabinet Cost of Living co-chair. Fellow Chair Eugene Nho ‘10 described Hauser as a “great working partner” and said the two shared the work- load equally.He noted that Hauser headed the ASSU airport shuttle project. “I had a really good time working with him,” Nho said. “He brings fresh ideas. I’m really impressed.” Nho recognized Hauser’s ability to work on a team. “I remember one time when I got really busy during last quarter,” he recalled. “Bennett really stepped up. It was just perfect teamwork. He just kept the ball rolling until the finish line.When he was busy, I took the baton.” Sprague, Hauser’s running mate, earned praised for both his work in Capital Group and as a residential assistant (RA) in Toyon. As Capital Group director, Sprague oversees the finances of over 600 student groups and a budget of around $7 million. McLaughlin commended Sprague’s job performance and DAVID GOBAUD JAY DE LA TORRE BENNETT HAUSER MATT SPRAUGE Please see GOBAUD, page 2 Please see HAUSER, page 6 Please see PAUL, page 6

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ASSU ELECTIONS

SBS retoolswith platform

By RYAN MAC and ELLEN HUET

Students for a Better Stanford (SBS), a coalition of12 Undergraduate Senate candidates with a “sharedapproach,” released a revamped platform earlier thisweek with a slew of campaign promises, encompassinga variety of issues from Office of Student Activities(OSA) reform to reviewing PWR and IHUM pro-grams.

But in an interview with The Daily last Sunday, thegroup asserted that they have “incredibly differentvantage points on issues” and a “variety of opinions.”The candidates insisted that they are united not by acommon ideological thread, but by a “common visionof what student government should look like.”

The online platform may showcase a change incourse, however, as it details a consolidated list ofpromises that all the allied candidates will worktowards, in contrast with earlier talks of individualsconnected only by a pledge for civil cooperation ifelected.

“What unifies us is how we will conduct our busi-ness,” said Adam Creasman ‘11 in the interview onSunday. “We all work well together and are willing tocompromise.”

Currently, the group’s stated platform sports thetitle “Students for a Better Stanford: A Slate forUndergrad Senate.” But in Sunday’s interview, thegroup unequivocally denied that they were a unitedslate.

“We are not a political slate,” said Varun Sivaram‘11 in the group interview. “Each of us has very specif-ic ideas.”

“I think the reason why we hesitate to use slate wasbecause in the past, the word ‘slate’ has been used in avery specific context of sponsorship,” said Howard Tan‘11. “I think it’s fair to say it was a summary and a con-solidation of individual platforms.”

“We don’t shy away from the fact that we’re differ-ent from one another,” added Alan Guo ‘11. “By nomeans should we say that SBS has homogeneousviews.”

The new platform promises a wide array of goalswithout great detail regarding their implementationand approach. Among the more ambitious promises isa “review of PWR/ IHUM programs, to see whetherwriting requirements are better suited for majors.”

When approached with the question of implemen-tation, however, SBS member and current SenateChair Shelley Gao ‘11 wrote in an email to The Dailythat SBS hopes “to collaborate with administrators toinstitute comprehensive review of IHUM/PWRinstructors at [the] end of each quarter. We also intendto empower the IHUM and PWR boards with greaterauthority to influence course offerings and representstudent opinion.”

SPORTS

WILL PAUL SUSPENDED

� EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:The Daily talks with Senator Palpatine about his ASSUUndergraduate Senate campaign

ONLINE @ WWW.STANFORDDAILY.COM

Slate pledges to revamp IHUM, PWR;decries “mediocre administration”By WYNDAM MAKOWSKY

MANAGING EDITOR

Stanford has suspended redshirt sopho-more Will Paul for a full academic year, TheDaily learned earlier this week and confirmedon Thursday. As a result, he will be ineligiblefor the 2009-2010 men’s basketball season.The suspension is due to scholastic issues, butthe extent and specific nature of the problemsare unknown at this time.

“Will has fallen short in fulfilling the aca-demic requirements established for Stanfordand our basketball program,” said coachJohnny Dawkins in an athletics departmentpress release.

Paul, a forward/center, is not currentlystudying at Stanford, but will be able to re-enroll before spring quarter of 2010, andcould theoretically rejoin the Cardinal basket-ball program at that time.

Paul was expected to help fill the void leftby the Lopez twins this year, but struggled toestablish himself in the Cardinal’s lineup. Hestarted six of the 23 games in which he played,battling injuries throughout the latter part ofthe season. He averaged four points per game,

Index Opinions/3 • Sports/4 • Classifieds/5 Recycle Me

VIVIAN WONG/The Stanford Daily

Entrepreneurial Fever Stanford alum, Jen Hsun Huang MS ‘92, speaks to an overflow crowd as part of theBASES-hosted Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) Seminar. Huang, who recently donated $30 million for the con-struction of the Jen Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center, is a co-founder and CEO of Nvidia.Please see page 6 for a full story on ETL

VADEN FEES CONVEYEXTENT OF CRISIS

Budget shortfall leads to $167 fee per quarter

By JULIA BROWNELLDESK EDITOR

As announced onWednesday, the University willno longer be subsidizing mostVaden Health Center servicesthat were previously covered bythe general fund. Beginning nextyear, Vaden will charge studentsa $167 Health Services Feeevery quarter to continue itsprograms.

“The reality is that this was avery difficult situation,” saidVice Provost for Student AffairsGreg Boardman in an interviewwith The Daily. “With the risingcost of health services . . . [thefee] was, in our opinion, the bestway to manage this.”

In the past, health services atStanford were divided into three

parts: off-site services coveredby students’ insurance plans;Vaden services that were notcovered by insurance, but wereoffered free to students throughthe University’s general funds;and finally, out-of-pocketexpenses like co-pays on phar-maceuticals that students had topay themselves. The new fee willcover the second category, sincethe University’s general fundswill no longer be able to coverthose costs.

Services being funded nowby the fee include primary careservices, Counseling andPsychological Services (CAPS)and health outreach programs,including the PHE program.

“We’re working to preservethe core services for students,”Boardman said.

All undergraduate and grad-uate students will have to paythe fee, along with enrolled highschool students and visitingresearchers. For those on finan-cial aid, the fee will be includedin their aid plan.

CRIS BAUTISTA/The Stanford Daily

SPORTS/4

BRUINS BEATENCardinal tops UCLA in extra inningsthanks to Drew Storen’s dominance

The Stanford DailyA n I n d e p e n d e n t P u b l i c a t i o n

INTERMISSION/INSERT

AIDA OPENSRam’s Head’s production of “Aida” stays

true to original work

www.stanforddaily.comFRIDAY Volume 235April 10, 2009 Issue 34

SOPHOMORE FORWARD OUTUNTIL AT LEAST 2010

Stanford Daily File Photo

Redshirt sophomore Will Paul was expectedto play a key role in the post for Stanford nextseason. His absence could leave theCardinal men perilously thin in the paint.

BACKGROUND CHECK: THE EXEC SLATES

ASSUElections

Please see VADEN, page 6

Please see SBS, page 6

By ELLEN HUET and ZOE RICHARDS

The role of the ASSU Executive is traditionally one ofcoordination, as the Executives work to organize effortsbetween students, administration, staff and faculty toachieve their goals. In an interview with The Daily, DavidGobaud ‘08 MS ‘10 and Jay de la Torre ‘10 explained thatthe slate’s overall theme is a “close partnership” with allparts of the University. Students who have worked withGobaud and de la Torre in the past generally gave positivereviews of their collaboration and management skills.

Gobaud’s background is in computer science, but hehas managed public service initiatives and is an advocateof improving graduate student life. De la Torre has beeninvolved with public service through several differentorganizations on campus.

Last year, Gobaud ran for Executive with GregGoldgof ‘09. Goldgof is not running again this year sincehe plans to graduate, but as Gobaud’s former runningmate, he has unique insight into Gobaud’s strengths andweaknesses as a manager.

Goldgof especially emphasized Gobaud’s dedicationto remaining up-to-date with current issues and doing thenecessary research to be well-informed regarding studentconcerns.

“He asks students what they actually believe andwant,” Goldgof said. “He will always be working harder,doing his research, and searching for the right thing to do,without having the hubris to think his personal opinion ismore important than detailed research, discussion andreflection.”

Goldgof also had comments regarding Gobaud’sweaknesses and improvements since last year, specificallyregarding community organizing.

“Observing him last year, his weakness was an inexpe-rience with the type of community organizing necessary towin student election,” he said. “However, through thecourse of the last election, working with [currentExecutives] Jonny and Fagan, and helping me withStanford’s record-breaking No On 8 campaign, I hope hehas overcome this weakness.”

The Gobaud/de la Torre platform also emphasizesincreased representation and advocacy of graduate stu-dent issues. Gobaud and de la Torre have promised todeliver greater graduate student involvement in the ASSUby fostering the relationship between the UndergraduateSenate and Graduate Student Council (GSC), and lobby-ing for graduate student priorities such as low-cost hous-ing and health insurance.

“Housing and health insurance have been long-stand-ing issues for graduate students,and it’s great to know thatDavid and Jay are committed to helping the GSC tacklethese matters,” said GSC co-Chair Polina Segalova, athird-year mechanical engineering graduate student.“They have an excellent understanding of these topics andtheir history at Stanford.”

Segalova explained how in her interactions with him

By CHRISTINE MCFADDEN and MARISA LANDICHO

Selling their financial leadership and experience, BennettHauser ‘10 and Matt Sprague ‘10 have argued that theirStanford Student Enterprises (SSE) backgrounds makethem suitable to be ASSU Executives. Feedback from theircurrent employers and employees supports these claims,revealing the candidates’ strength in cultivating positive per-sonal relationships.

For the last year,Hauser and Sprague have served on thefinancial side of the ASSU under Stanford StudentEnterprises (SSE), a fact that has taken center stage in theircampaign. Hauser has managed the Student Store for thepast two years, and Sprague has worked as the director ofCapital Group.

Their superiors and direct reports had only kind words tosay of the candidates.

“[Hauser and Sprague] have the skills of efficiency thatare important for any executive,” said SSE CEO MattMcLaughlin ‘08,who supervises both Hauser and Sprague.“Ithink the numbers speak for themselves.”

“Diligent” and a “hard-worker,” Hauser worked everyweekday and often on the weekends, according toMcLaughlin,who said that Hauser increased the profit of theStudent Store by a factor of three, from $50,000 to $150,000,in his first year as general manager.

Furthermore, profits are on track to increase by another10 percent for the current year, a feat that McLaughlindescribed as “phenomenal”considering the state of the econ-omy.

Workers in the Student Store also praised Hauser’s man-agement abilities.

“We had two general managers, but everyone wouldalways call Ben,” said Keith Knapp ‘11, who has worked inthe Student Store since the start of winter quarter.

“[Hauser] trusts people . . . but has enough firmness sothat you don’t keep pushing him,”he added.

Hauser garnered similar praise from his second job as2008-2009 ASSU Executive Cabinet Cost of Living co-chair.

Fellow Chair Eugene Nho ‘10 described Hauser as a“great working partner” and said the two shared the work-load equally.He noted that Hauser headed the ASSU airportshuttle project.

“I had a really good time working with him,” Nho said.“He brings fresh ideas. I’m really impressed.”

Nho recognized Hauser’s ability to work on a team.“I remember one time when I got really busy during last

quarter,” he recalled.“Bennett really stepped up. It was justperfect teamwork.He just kept the ball rolling until the finishline.When he was busy, I took the baton.”

Sprague, Hauser’s running mate, earned praised for bothhis work in Capital Group and as a residential assistant (RA)in Toyon. As Capital Group director, Sprague oversees thefinances of over 600 student groups and a budget of around$7 million.

McLaughlin commended Sprague’s job performance and

DAVID GOBAUD JAY DE LA TORRE

BENNETT HAUSER MATT SPRAUGE

Please see GOBAUD, page 2 Please see HAUSER, page 6

Please see PAUL, page 6

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last year,Gobaud showed “good judg-ment and a real commitment toserve.” She said that he attendedalmost every GSC meeting and con-tributed ideas, showing his eagernessto work on graduate student issues.

Segalova also told The Daily thatshe appreciated the fact that Gobaudand de la Torre did not promise tosolve the issues, since in her opinion,such a promise would be an emptyone. Instead, the slate “[pledged] towork with the GSC toward a solutionat the University, state and federallevel.”

Gobaud also worked alongsideDance Marathon Executive DirectorJessie Liu ‘09 to coordinate a publicservice opportunity for tech-orientedstudents. Dance Marathon’s Hack-A-Thon for computer science studentswas a 24-hour coding session for pro-gramming for philanthropic organiza-tions’ Web sites. Liu recounted in anemail to The Daily how Gobaud hadimpressed her upon their firstencounter about his project.

“David was extraordinarily organ-ized,” Liu said. “He’d be one or twosteps ahead of the game.”

Gobaud recruited coders for theHack-A-Thon by announcing theevent to about nine different comput-er science classes,according to Liu.Shewas also moved by Gobaud’s tenacitywhen reaching out to donors forDance Marathon. Gobaud garneredseveral thousand dollars-worth ofdonations from Yahoo! for the cause.

When describing specific aspects ofGobaud’s personality, Liu mentionedthat Gobaud isn’t loud and boisterousabout his opinions.Still, she noted thatGobaud is able to complete tasks andachieve results through his hard workand thoughtful dedication.

“One thing that blew me awayabout him was his willingness to learnabout things he knew he didn’t know,”Liu said. “One thing David couldwork on more is delegation, but Jayand many others on his team are get-ting him to loosen up.”

Several students shared positiveremarks about the abilities ofGobaud’s right-hand man, de la Torre.Folake Dosu ‘11 was a freshman whenshe first met de la Torre, who was afacilitator at the Haas Center’sEmerging Leaders Retreat.

“[Jay] clearly shows commitmentto public service and the Stanford

community, and as a leader on the[Emerging Leaders] Retreat, heserved as a friendly and outgoing pres-ence,” Dosu said.“I feel that he reallystrove to cultivate leadership in othersand believed in students’ ability toimprove the campus.”

De la Torre has continued involve-ment in the Haas Center’s PublicService Leadership program sincewinter of last year and has taken pub-lic service leadership coursework withHaas, as well.

Still, not everyone shares a positiveview of the slate’s talents.Luukas Ilves‘09, a second-term senator, circulatedan email to 300 voters, saying thatGobaud lacked the charisma shownby rival candidates Bennett Hauser‘10 and Matthew Sprague ‘10. He alsosaid that Gobaud had been campaign-ing since his loss last year and that hewas unable to find a running mateuntil just before the filing deadline.

But sources close to the candidatesremain optimistic about their abilitiesto coordinate across the Stanfordcommunity as ASSU Executives.

“David and Jay will provide thestudent body the diligent, hard-work-ing, socially conscious leadership thatit deserves,” Goldgof said.

Contact Ellen Huet at [email protected] and Zoe Richards at [email protected].

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On April 3, 2009, the Iowa StateSupreme Court rules unanimously(9-0) declared that the state’s ban

on gay marriage was unconstitutional andhad it immediately overturned. A legaldeclaration for gay rights right out ofAmerica’s conservative heartland, fol-lowed up by Vermont’s recent legislativelegalization of gay marriage,may in fact bethe watershed moment the homosexualmovement was looking for. But I have tosay that, despite my agreement and happi-ness in the Iowa court’s decision to prac-tice law and not morality, I worry that bylegalizing gay marriage we trample on thepersonal beliefs and rights of what seemsto be a majority of Americans.

Now, before you send me a burningmountain of hate mail, let me qualify mystatement.

Marriage is a civil, or legal, institution.In the eyes of the law there has never been,nor should there ever be, any religious as-pect to it at all. Period.

The “institution” of marriage, however,is a peculiar one in American society: itbrings in arguments of tradition and faithinto a society that is supposed to be gov-erned by law. It is a deeply personal mat-ter, but it retains very high salience acrosssociety.

This makes it very difficult to separatearguments of reason and logic from argu-ments of personal morals and subjectiveethics. Everyone has their own personalstake in the marriage debate, whether reli-gious, traditional or legal, and by mixingpersonal morals with legal principles, wedestine marriage to be doomed to eternaldebate and conflict.

This is why I don’t like the idea of state-sanctioned gay marriage.

This is why I don’t like the idea of state-sanctioned marriage at all.

The joining of religion and civil func-

tion is guaranteed to cause problems be-cause the state is supposed to be neutraland fair, whereas religion is inherently bi-ased towards its believers.

And that is where we run into prob-lems.

Church “A” claims that their omnipo-tent sky wizard says that redheads can’tmarry brunettes, church “B” claims thattheir politburo of heavenly friends find itunacceptable if anyone with an extra doseof melanin in their skin marries anyonewithout it, and most Christian churchesfirmly hold that God believes any manwho wants to marry another man is an“abomination.”

And you know what? I’m fine with that.Religious organizations should be allowedto discriminate to their tastes who theyallow to partake in their rituals and whomthey consider a member of their congrega-tion. It is a right inherent to religions and aright that the government cannot limit, es-pecially in this country.

However, this right would also logicallypreclude any religious involvement withstate and civil institutions.

It makes sense - religions are allowedto discriminate due to their protection na-ture. The state, on the other hand, cannotdiscriminate against any member of thepublic for the very simple reason that it isillegal and unconstitutional to do so.

A religious institution shouldn’t havethe ability to exclude individuals from fed-eral benefits and privileges simply becauseof religious dogma and traditionalism,right? Not only would that be very direct

public discrimination, it would be a down-right moral tyranny of a majority against aminority.

Yet, despite this seemingly obvious un-derstanding, we have the modern institu-tion of marriage.A religious institution di-rectly bound to a civil one.

This needs to stop.There’s no other op-tion. If we want this ongoing legal battleand social conflict to end, and if we believethe state should treat everyone as equal,then the state has no choice but to get itshands out of religious marriage and viceversa.

The most logical and simple solutionfor the state to take is to eliminate all state-sanctioned marriage. The state cannotmarry anyone; they can only join them incivil union with one another according tothe rule of law.This civil joining would rec-ognize the couple in the same way that thecurrent state-sanctioned marriage does.Full tax and access privileges, both stateand federal, would be granted to the cou-ple upon the signing of the legal document.

Churches would still be allowed tomarry whomever they want, just withoutthe legal or tax benefits. In fact, this wouldmake it much easier to discriminate

against whoever they wish. Churchescould marry only whites, only Spanish-speakers or only turtles for all anyonecared. What matters is that their decisionswould not have any effect upon the legalstanding of the couple in question.

Married in the eyes of God? Congratu-lations! If you want federal tax breaks andrecognitions, file for a civil union simulta-neously.

If the churches of America truly believethat marriage is a religious institution,thenlet them back up their talk by reclaimingthe practice and giving up the federal ben-efits.

Let judges and civil servants do thelegal paperwork for joining any two indi-viduals who wish to declare union. Letchurches marry whomever they wish be-fore God.

Just keep them separate.

“The clergy, by getting themselves estab-lished by law and ingrafted into the machineof government, have been a very formidableengine against the civil and religious rights ofman.” — Thomas Jefferson. Agree? Dis-agree? Email Mark at [email protected] and let him know!

When I returned home from six monthsin Berlin in September of last year, itwas like I had gone into a time warp.I

had to pinch myself to make sure that the pre-vious half-year had actually happened. Realityset in when I stepped back inside my house forthe first time on September 16, and beckonedour family’s Black Labrador, Chilli, to comeover and say hello to her big brother.

It is only slight exaggeration to have calledChilli my father’s favorite of his four childrenever since we got her in 1996. Eager to please,patient,obedient, fiercely loyal (to every mem-ber of the human race, I mean), she was ab-solutely beloved by all of my family’s friends,including my friends from Stanford who havevisited my family’s house.

After a few years, as our family developedalong with our dog, we began to see Chilli nolonger as a pet,but as a member of the family. Istopped thinking of her in terms of what happi-ness she offered me, but rather, in terms of herneeds,and what I could do to please her.Count-less times, I would be heading up to my roomfor sleep after a late night of work, when a sin-gle small whimper and those begging, browneyes proved too much for me to resist, and Iwould turn around to spend another ten min-utes simply petting Chilli until I was sure sheknew she was loved.

I loved her right from the start - we all did -and a true bond developed between Chilli andme as I entered my teenage years. As I wentthrough my various troubles and teenage tra-vails throughout middle and high school,Chillibecame my constant, and longest-tenured,companion. Brilliant for a dog, with a humansense of compassion, she was incredibly at-tuned to people’s moods.She loved to play withanyone who would throw a ball,even if she did-n’t quite understand the second part of the two-tiered game of fetch - and yet, if you weredown, she was equally content literally nosingyou in the chin,as if to say,“Stay in there.Keep

your head up.”If that sounds crazy to you,per-haps you have never owned a dog.And if youhave,and still don’t get it - well, then,Chilli wasspecial.

This school year has been a happy one,among the happiest of my life. Everything hassort of fallen into place academically and so-cially, ever since my return from study abroadin September. It has been such a good era forme that in some ways I kept waiting for theother shoe to drop - something to shock me outof my contented stupor.

In the beginning of February, about a weekafter my 22nd birthday, it finally did. I had no-ticed that Chilli had been slowing down eversince I had returned from Berlin. My familyhad attributed it merely to an aging process,and we willed ourselves to ignore any signs thatsomething more serious was taking place. Buton this particular evening, a Saturday nightaround 11 p.m., I received an unexpected callfrom my father suggesting that I come home assoon as possible. “It could be,” he said, “thatChilli is on her last legs.”

When I arrived home that night and enteredthe house,I was in shock.She could barely evenlift her head. Her once lively eyes rested sadly,resigned,on her pillow.The rest of her body laylimp,on its side,on her bed.

It would turn out that a tumor in her spine iswhat had caused her to slow down, and now ithad paralyzed her. By the day following thevet’s diagnosis, it was clear that Chilli’s run wascoming to a close. She was unhappy. Everyoneat home knew it, and after talking with my sis-ter Deborah, in school on the east coast, sheknew it, too.

That weekend, for the first time since Chilliwas a puppy,my other sister Jessica and I spenttwo nearly sleepless nights downstairs with her,simply petting her, letting her know that wewere there for her. Every time she whined outof unhappy frustration with her paralyzed con-dition,we would get up and try to intuit what it

was she wanted.Those two nights were a finalact of gratitude for all the joy she had given us.

Too soon, Monday night turned to Tuesdaymorning,and we took her to the vet to be eutha-nized.My parents,Jessica and I surrounded her,and my sister Deborah was on the phone whenthe final shot entered Chilli’s veins. Deborah’swas the last voice Chilli heard before she died.

You want to feel as if you did not betray herby putting her down, but you wonder. You al-ways wonder. I still dream about Chilli a lot.Stanford trains you for life, but nothing in lifecan prepare you to deal with the loss of it.Thespecific memories, the hazy recollections —they all hurt. It’s been a few months, and stillwhen I close my eyes, images of a healthy Chillicome racing to me. Running around the back-yard, her friendliness, her quirkiness that gaveher personality — all those qualities we lookfor in human friendships,I felt with her.If a pic-ture is worth a thousand words, I have no ideahow many words I would need to describe whatall those frames running through my headmean to me, but it’s more than the 750 I am al-lotted, and it’s more than the thousand I amusing.

Chilli brought so much joy into my life, andnow she’s gone.And I don’t quite know how todeal with the gravity of the fact that what I justwrote is true, and it is real. Whatever joy 2009may give me,I will remember it as the year I losta good friend.

Mark is glad he knew to treat her right while shewas around.When they’re gone,anything they didto you won’t matter as much as what you remem-ber doing for them. Email Mark [email protected].

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I just wanted to express my surprise and concernover the new $167/quarter fee for using the VadenHealth Center services. For graduate students, this willequal a $668 annual fee. Including the new CardinalCare $400/quarter (after subsidy) minimum health in-surance cost,Stanford graduate students will be paying$2268/year for mandatory health coverage.

A quick survey of Stanford and seven of our peer in-stitutions shows that we have the second-highest costof health fees for graduate students after Harvard. Infact, three of those seven other institutions (MIT, Cor-nell and Columbia) pay all health insurance and feeson behalf of their students. We rank sixth out of theeight schools in our net graduate stipend after healthfee deductions.

While $668 doesn’t seem like much, it is 2.3 percentof our total graduate student income, and brings ourtotal health fees up to 7.9 percent of our income. Thiscan be a significant financial burden to a low-incomegraduate student. The estimated graduate student liv-ing expenses not including health care reported by theStanford Registrar’s office are $27,106/year. Withoutonly Cardinal Care and not the new annual health fee,we would just be able to cover our estimated expenses.With the new Vaden fee,the average student is sudden-ly $584 in debt a year.

I understand that Stanford now finds itself under un-precendented financial hardship and that concessionsneed to be made all around to weather our current eco-nomic turmoil. However, I wonder if there is not someother way to make up the $9-12 million this fee wouldgenerate. It just seems as if the University is asking forfinancial aid from those least able to afford it.

Graduate school stipends, health fees, and net stipends(after health fees):Stanford - $28,700 stipend, $2,268 health fees, $26,432net stipendBerkeley - $26,500 stipend, $1,689 health fees, $24,811net stipendHarvard - $29,106 stipend, $2,830 health fees, $26,276net stipendMIT - $28,200 stipend, no health fees, $28,200 netstipendCornell - $28,533 stipend, no health fees, $28,533 netstipendColumbia - $29,328 stipend, no health fees, $29,328 netstipendYale - $28,000 stipend, $1,166 health fees, $26,884 netstipendPrinceton - $28,600 stipend, $1,050 health fees, $27,550net stipend

CHARLES C.L.MCCRORYPhD candidate, chemistry

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

STEAL THIS COLUMN

MarkDonig

THE DUDE ABIDES

Zack Warma

This aggression will notstand

A final ode to my wonderful girl

Page 4: The Stanford Daily.10.09

By CHRIS FITZGERALDDAILY SPORTS INTERN

No.2 Stanford (35-2,6-1 Pacific-10 Confer-ence) upended No. 16 Cal (26-12, 3-4), 4-1 atSmith Family Stadium on Thursday evening.Rain subsided almost immediately after thefirst pitch by Cardinal senior Missy Penna,andwould hold off for the remainder of theevening,coaxing out a healthy crowd for the ri-valry game.

In her 25th complete game of the year,Penna fanned 12 and coughed up just threehits. The Stanford senior, who holds a spot inthe top 25 gunning for USA Softball NationalPlayer of the Year, improved her ERA withthe 4-1 Cardinal victory,as the only run surren-dered to Cal was unearned.

Help for Penna was sparse, as Cal’s juniorhurler Marissa Drewrey mowed down theCardinal. The Bears’ starter posted six strike-outs over the first three innings.Drewrey,whocame in boasting a 2.04 ERA, blanked theCardinal on April 20 last year, the last timethese two teams met,collecting a win and com-plete game at Levine-Fricke Field in Berkeley.

The Stanford bats woke up in the fourth,fu-eled by freshman Ashley Hansen’s leadoffknock.She would find her way home on an al-leyway shot from junior Rosey Neill.The Car-dinal catcher’s double was one of just fiveStanford hits on the evening.

“We had timely hits tonight,”said Stanfordhead coach John Rittman. “We took advan-tage of the opportunities they gave us.”

Cal fought back with a run in its half of thefifth inning. Penna faced only four batters andyielded no walks or hits, yet freshman JamiaReid capitalized on an errant throw to reachbase, then advanced on another throwingerror to score from second.Sophomore Melis-sa Koutz hauled in a fly ball in foul territory,90feet from home plate on the first base side,butskipped a throw in the direction of juniorShannon Koplitz, which allowed Reid toround third and score as the ball careened intothe pads surrounding Smith Family Stadium.

But on a difficult night defensively,Rittman had nothing but praise for his ace.

“Missy got herself into some tough situa-tions,” he said. “But she’s good enough to getherself out of it.”

By ALISSA HABER

The No. 14 Stanford women’slacrosse team will look to bounceback at home from its recent road splitas the ladies take on conference oppo-nent Denver, today at 5 p.m.

The Cardinal recently returnedfrom a road trip against two non-con-ference opponents. And while its firstgame resulted in a sound victory overJohns Hopkins, the Stanford womenfinished the trip with a loss to No. 2Maryland.

Now the Cardinal resumes confer-ence play and will look to build uponits perfect record of 4-0 against fellowMountain Pacific Sports Federation(MPSF) teams Denver and California.

These matches come on the heelsof yet another Cardinal player beingselected as the MPSF’s Player of theWeek. Sophomore attack Sarah Flynnearned the accolade for her efforts in

the Cardinal’s two games on the EastCoast just over a week ago. In the twogames against Johns Hopkins andMaryland,Flynn scored three and twogoals, respectively. She is the thirdStanford player to earn the Player ofthe Week award, with juniors DanaLindsay and Lauren Schmidt (whohas received the award twice this sea-son) also garnering recognition.

The Cardinal has been nothingshort of dominant in conference play,winning its previous four MPSF con-tests by a margin of 11 goals or more.

Denver,with a record of 8-5 overall(2-1 MPSF), boasts a huge offensivethreat in junior midfielder Ali Flury,who has an impressive 42 goals on theseason. Senior midfielder Karen Mor-ton has also posted prolific numberswith 34 goals on the season and earli-er this week became the Pioneers’ all-time leading scorer in a tough loss toconference opponent Oregon.

Stanford will hope its offense canbe the best defense against Denver,countering Denver’s scoring threatswith a prolific offense of its own. TheCardinal has scored at least 17 goals inevery MPSF contest and is averagingclose to 15 goals per game overall.

These impressive numbers aremostly attributed to Stanford’s multi-ple offensive weapons. Flynn current-ly leads the Cardinal with 21 goals, fol-lowed closely by Lindsay and Schmidtwith 19 each. Junior Julie Christy isalso enjoying plenty of success with 18goals of her own.

Schmidt, a junior midfielder, is hav-ing a stellar year. She recently tied aschool record, scoring six goals in theCardinal’s victory over William andMary just over a month ago on March8. Along with her 19 goals and .487shooting percentage, Schmidt, who has

4 � Friday,April 10, 2009 The Stanford Daily

By JENNY PETERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The top-ranked Stanford men’s gymnas-tics squad won almost everything there was towin at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa-tion (MPSF) Championships last Saturday inMaples Pavilion. The Stanford men took theteam title; redshirt senior Sho Nakamori wonthe all-around title and MPSF Gymnast of theYear honors; and Thom Glielmi earned theMPSF Coach of the Year award.

The Cardinal,which had not won an MPSFtitle since 1995, ended Oklahoma’s four-yearwinning streak by setting a season-high scoreof 363.75. Oklahoma came in second with a358.35, while Cal placed third with a 352.55.The team has made many improvementssince losing to Cal on three occasions earlierin the season. This meet, the Cardinal men

overcame the Golden Bears by 11.2 points —a wide margin in men’s gymnastics. Nebraska(341.85) and Air Force (330.15) also attendedthe meet and placed fourth and fifth, respec-tively.

Stanford began the meet with a steadystart on vault, scoring a season-best 64.1. Atthe end of a near-perfect line-up, sophomoreJosh Dixon spurred big excitement from on-lookers by performing his difficult new 2 1/2twisting vault and sticking the landing for thefirst time.

“We got out to a great start on vault,”Dixon said. “We didn’t let our emotions gettoo high or allow ourselves to get overly con-fident for the rest of the meet.”

Dixon placed second with a 16.4, missingfirst place by just .05. Sophomore AlexBuscaglia placed fourth with a 16.05, whilejunior Greg Ter-Zakhariants and sophomore

Tim Gentry also contributed to the teamscore with a 15.85 and 15.8, respectively.

On parallel bars, Nakamori won with a15.4. Nick Noone added a 14.7 to the teamscore, as well as Ter-Zakhariants’ season-best14.6.

The Stanford team swept the top three fin-ishes on high bar. Buscaglia and Nakamori’sroutines stood out both at a 15.0 and tied forfirst place. Dixon came in third behind themat a 14.85.

The team moved onto floor and had yetanother exciting event.Floor’s nationally top-ranked Dixon scored a season-high 15.9 andwon. Other solid routines came from Ter-Za-khariants’ 15.55, Nakamori’s 15.45 and Had-den’s 14.9.

On pommel horse, Nakamori led the way

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Senior outfielder Joey August and the Cardinal took a 4-3, 10-inning win in the series opener against the Bruins and fireballingright-hander Gerrit Cole last night at Sunken Diamond.

Tiger’s return infull swing

Iam a hypocrite when it comes tosports.In baseball,football,basket-ball,tennis — professional and col-lege alike — I’m always a fan of the

underdog. It’s so cool when the teamthat wasn’t supposed to have a chancesuddenly finds itself walking away withthe glory, while the favored team isstunned, speechless and sometimesembarrassed. When David slays Go-liath, it is truly an awe-inspiring andmemorable moment (see: Stanford vs.USC football 2007).

But here’s where I go wrong:I don’troot for the underdog in golf. If myabove motto holds true, I should berooting for Thabang Simon,the lowest-ranked player on the PGA Tour,ranked No. 998 in the world. But Idon’t.I barely even root for Sergio Gar-cia, Vijay Singh or Geoff Ogilvy —three players ranked in the world’s top10. Every time I watch a golf tourna-ment,I root for Tiger Woods.

I don’t know why I do,but I just do.I love the guy. I love everything aboutTiger Woods and everything he standsfor: winning, preparation, competitive-ness, emotion, mental toughness,sportsmanship and passion. I drink hisGatorade line. I wear red Nike Golfshirts. I’m not crazy . . . I’m just a hugefan.

So how excited am I that Tiger hasreturned to golf from a half-year layoffand regained his spot atop the world?How excited was I two weeks ago,when he sank that putt on the final holeto win his first tournament this year?

Pretty excited.And the manner of his first tourna-

ment win of the year couldn’t havebeen more predictable, as Tiger onceagain rattled his opponent. All he didwas play in the final group,and he indi-rectly forced Sean O’Hair into givingup a five-stroke lead on the final day.And just when you thought that Tigerdidn’t have the magical stuff he once

Extra-inning exploits

Denver descends on Farm

By ERIK ADAMSSTAFF WRITER

For six-and-a-half innings, it was theGerrit Cole show.After that,it was only hisUCLA teammates hoping to delay the in-evitable. Stanford came back after trailing3-0 in the bottom of the seventh to pull outa 4-3 victory in 10 innings at Sunken Dia-mond on Thursday.

But before the Cardinal rally, it lookedlike it was going to be a miserable day at theballpark.The sky was gray, it was cool andsteadily drizzling and Cole, the UCLAfreshman,was striking out Stanford battersat will.The right-handed starter allowed apair of singles in the first inning, but afterthat was nearly unhittable. Over the nextfive innings, Cole allowed just a lone dou-ble by junior Toby Gerhart, and racked upsix strikeouts. No Stanford hitter lookedcomfortable at the plate, and the Cardinal(12-12,6-4 Pacific-10 Conference) was sentdown in order in four of the first six frames.

Meanwhile, Stanford starter junior Jef-frey Inman found himself in trouble overthe first three innings.

He hit the first man he faced in the head,and escaped the second after allowing anunearned run with an unconventional 5-3-6 double play. In the third, he nearly facedthe minimum number of batters,but threwa wild pitch on a swinging-strike three tothe third batter he faced, allowing him toreach first on what should have been thethird out.The next batter,Casey Haerther,lined a home run just over the wall in rightto give UCLA (12-18, 5-5) a 3-0 lead.Inman eventually escaped the inning andsettled down to pitch three more strongframes.

“I think he’s really turned it around —his fastball — he’s locating it a lot better inthe zone,” sophomore catcher Zach Jones

said of Inman after the game.“Today,he re-ally could’ve allowed no runs . . . It’s reallybeen big for us to have him back in his nor-mal form.”

But it didn’t look like there was muchhope of a Stanford comeback until sopho-more right-fielder Kellen Kiilsgaard led offthe seventh with a solid double to left.Sophomore pinch hitter Jonathan Kaskowfollowed with a single to put runners at thecorners,and a visibly rattled Cole balked inthe first run. Senior Brent Milleville hit anRBI double two batters later, and juniorAdam Gaylord tied the game with a linedrive single up the middle to chase Cole.

Gavin Brooks relieved Cole and es-caped the inning,but found himself in trou-ble again in the eighth as Stanford put twoon with one out, but was able to escape. Inthe ninth, Stanford loaded the bases withjust one out, but again, Brooks was able toescape the jam by striking out sophomoreColin Walsh and getting senior Joey Augustto ground out.

Sophomore closer Drew Storen struckout the side in the 10th — after striking outthe only man he faced in the ninth —bringing his total on the season to 34, ascompared to just one walk.

“Really,what it comes down to is I haveconfidence in my defense,” Storen said of

SOFTBALL4/9 California W 4-1

UP NEXT UCLA4/10 Berkeley

GAME NOTES: Senior starter Missy Penna went the dis-tance again for the Cardinal in her 25th completegame of the year to improve her record to 25-2. Of-fensively, freshman Ashley Hansen made the differencefor Stanford, driving in three runs on a double to leftcenter in the fifth inning. The series now moves toBerkeley for games today and Saturday at 4 p.m. and1 p.m., respectively.

BASEBALL4/9 UCLA W 4-3

UP NEXT UCLA4/10 Sunken Diamond, 5:30 P.M.

GAME NOTES: It took 10 innings, but in the end,the Cardinal pulled out its third consecutive vic-tory in its series opener against UCLA. StarterGerrit Cole was dominant through 6.1 innings,but eventually Stanford got to the Bruins’ bullpenand answered back, rallying for three runs in theseventh and the game-winner in the 10th.

MEN’S GYMNASTICS

Cardinal captures MPSF championship

DannyBelchOn My Mind

Card overcomes Cole’sstrong start, wins 4-3

Pennagoes thedistance MEN’S GOLF

Heartbreakingfinish in Georgia

By ROXIE DICKINSONSTAFF WRITER

After holding the lead for much of the tournament lead-ing up to the final nine holes, the No. 5 Stanford men’s golfteam finished the U.S.Collegiate Championship in Alpharet-ta,Ga.in a heartbreaking second place.This marks Stanford’sseventh top-five overall finish out of all eight events playedthis year.

The Cardinal went into the final round four strokes aheadof second-place contender, No. 28 Texas A&M, but was best-ed after No. 6 Clemson shot a four-under-par final round tosteal the tournament crown. Stanford fired a one-over 289and a two-over 290 for round one and two, but lost its mo-mentum in round three, posting an 11-over 299 on the day.Clemson moved ahead of the Cardinal by only two strokes,sealing the deal with a cumulative 12-over-par 876 for thetournament.

“That’s the way golf goes,” coach Conrad Ray said. “Ourfinish lets me know that the guys are in contention. Takingsecond was tough because we played so well all week.The lastfew holes are the two hardest holes on the course, and thecold weather and snow flurries made it even tougher.Hats offto Clemson, though — they played a heck of a final round.”

The U.S. Collegiate was a tournament of milestones forfreshman David Chung who earned his highest individualranking and lowest individual round score yet.Chung startedout slow, hitting a three-over 75 in the first round, but reallycame into his stride when the team needed him.

Chung smashed the lowest round in the tournament witha six-under-par 66 in the second round, followed by a one-over 73 in the third. This outstanding showing promptedChung to finish in third just two strokes behind tournamentco-champions senior Erik Flores of UCLA and fellow froshBud Cauley of Alabama.

“Chung has had a great week,” Ray said. “He is comfort-able in those high-pressure situations. The bigger the stage,the better. The results have shown that he has gotten betterwith each week. The team is excited about the way he hasplayed and there are a lot of areas where he can get better.Hedefinitely has a bright future ahead.”

No. 14 sophomore Steve Ziegler came in just behindChung in a tie for fourth place on the individual ladder. Thetournament marked Ziegler’s fourth consecutive top-10 fin-ish for the Cardinal. Chung had the hot hand of the Stanfordgolfers for the first two rounds, carding a two-under 70 and aone-under 71 to pull into a tie with Ziegler going into the finalround.Snow flurries and rough final round conditions causedZiegler to shoot a three-over 75, putting him at even par forthe match.

Senior Dodge Kemmer also earmarked this tournament,

SPORTS

Stanford ace brilliant asNo. 2 Card triumphs

CHRIS SEEWALD/The Stanford Daily

Junior Lauren Schmidt and the Cardinal will look to bounce back from a loss against No. 2 Maryland at the end of Marchagainst MPSF rival Denver today. Schmidt has notched 19 goals and 12 assists this season for No. 12 Stanford.

Please see BASEBALL,page 5

Please see BELCH,page 5Please see GYM,page 5

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With the game tied at one apiece,Stanford did enough damage to chaseDrewrey in the fifth.The power surgebegan on an error at shortstop, whichallowed freshman Jenna Becerra toreach first. Fellow freshman SarahHassman then walked and juniortwo-time All American Alissa Habersingled to load the bases with no outs.

The stage was set for Hansen, whobelted a three-run double into the gapbetween left and center. With thethree-run smash, Hansen garnered ateam-best 37 RBI on the year.Hansen’s double concluded a 2-4evening, and she now has a dozentwo-baggers on the year.

In the win, Penna gave up just onebase on balls, but hit two batters overseven innings.Hit batsmen have beenan Achilles heel for Penna, but adozen strikeouts and dependableglove work from junior catcherRosey Neill kept the ace out of trou-ble.

Coach Rittman was pleased withhis ace’s ability to stay calm in the win.

“Penna’s in control of herself men-tally,” he said.“That’s a tribute to her,and her catcher, Rosey Neill.”

In addition to smacking her sev-enth double of the year at the plate,Neill gunned down Cal junior NikkiSchrey stealing, holding the Bears to0-1 stealing on the evening. No smallaccomplishment for Neill,Cal enteredplay on Thursday with 110-122 steal-ing on the season.

With the 4-1 win under its belt,Rittman still saw room for his team toimprove.

“Our pitch selection could havebeen better,” he said. “We had a bigcrowd at home, television covered thegame, but we can’t help out Cal likethat.”

The Bears and Cardinal lock hornstoday and Saturday to conclude the

three-game series. Play will move toLevine-Fricke Field today for a 4 p.m.start, with a 1 p.m. start for Saturday’sfinal contest in Berkeley.

Contact Chris Fitzgerald at [email protected].

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Stanford leads Directors’ Cuprace by 160 points

The latest updates to the NACDADivision I Directors’ Cup standingswere released on Thursday,and Stan-ford holds a commanding lead as itedges closer to securing the awardfor the 15th straight year.

The Cardinal’s point total sits at854.75, while North Carolina, thesecond-place school and the onlyother institution to win the Direc-tors’ Cup since the award’s inceptionduring the 1993-1994 athletic sea-sons, has 694.25 points to its name.Stanford was able to maintain itslead through successful finishes inwomen’s basketball and men’s swim-ming,while the Tar Heels moved intosecond largely on the back of theirmen’s basketball championship.

Still, Stanford has tallied the mostpoints in the winter season, and isjust over two months away from like-ly winning the Cup, which honors thebest collegiate athletics program inthe country, yet again.

— By Wyndam Makowsky

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Junior Shannon Koplitz and the Cardinal did just enough to get senior starterMissy Penna her 25th win of the season in her 25th complete game. The Car-dinal’s series against Cal continues tonight, as the action shifts to Berkeley.

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had, he sunk that long putt on 18 toseal the deal. A fist pump, shout andcaddie hug later, Tiger Woods wasback.

And now he has descended on Au-gusta National in a quest for yet anoth-er major championship. All eyes areon him (as they always are) and thestoryline is whether or not he is goingto win the tournament (just as it al-ways is).The rest of the 95-player fieldhas shown up and will contend,but thepundits will be classifying them asmere obstacles to a Woods victory.

Everything is in place for the week-end. Tiger looks, feels and says he ishealthy. He says he feels like he neverleft the game. He is in a tournamentthat he has dominated and has wonfour times.It’s golf’s greatest weekend.It’s a time that golf needs for him to beback to his old ways.

After day one, Tiger isn’t exactlytearing it up. He shot 70 (-2) in theopening round, 5 behind the leaderChad Campbell who shot 65 (-7).

But with exactly zero majors forCampbell and 14 for Woods, 4 PGATour victories for Campbell and 66 forWoods, you can’t think that it’s goingto be this way the whole weekend,canyou? In fact, this is Woods’ 15th Mas-ters,and he has never shot below 70 onthe first day. Moral of the story: nevercount out Tiger.

No one would be surprised to seehim creep up towards the top of theleaderboard in the next days,while theplayers at the top slowly drop down.It’s just the way things have happenedat the Masters for him. In his last fourMasters, Woods has finished second,second, third and first, respectively.Out of his 13 Masters starts as a profes-sional,Woods has finished in the top 10an incredible nine times. He has beenin the top five eight times. So it’s hardto call his weekend completely over. Iam fairly confident we will be watch-ing him on Sunday in contention forthe championship.

And how amazing would it be if hewere to actually win his fifth Mastersthis weekend? How many exclama-tion marks would that put on him, hiscareer and his will to win? How manyquestion marks would that put on therest of the PGA Tour’s players and thefuture of the Tour without him? Howmany lives would he touch,how manypeople would he inspire with a trulyamazing story of hardship and come-back? How many would be left ofthose who doubt that he is the greatestathlete of this generation?

A win this weekend might be hisgreatest ever. Some guys on the tourcan’t win a major, can’t even win onetournament, can’t even ever finish inthe top 10. And Tiger has surgery onhis knee, takes seven months off, andcould win two tournaments in fourstarts. A victory on Sunday would belike Tiger raising a bright neon sign toall other PGA Tour players saying,“Let’s face it:you guys got nothing.”

I know I am getting ahead of my-self,but I also may not be at all.We are,after all, talking about Tiger Woods.The man has done amazing things. Awin this weekend might not even betoo surprising to some — it would justbe another Tiger moment. AnotherTiger moment that I and many othersaround the globe have come to love.

Tiger is back on the prowl, and DannyBelch couldn’t be happier. Contact himat [email protected].

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with his 15.25 and was awarded firstplace. Ter-Zakhariants’ season-high14.75 gave him a fourth-place finish,while Hadden’s 14.7 put him at fifth.The team’s last counted score byDixon was a rough but hit set, scoringa 14.05,which was all the team neededto procure a 58.75 total for the event.

On rings, the team really seemedto enjoy itself on its last rotation.

“We knew we had the lead goinginto the rotation and that our ringlineup was the best in the country,”Hadden said. “So, we felt confidentthat our ring team could get the jobdone.”

The team did just that, posting itshighest ring score of the season at a61.5 to seal the deal and win theMPSF title.Hadden had been rankedNo. 1 on still rings for almost the en-tire season and won with a 15.65.Gentry placed second behind himwith a 15.45. Nakamori and Noonetied for fifth at a 15.2.

“It wasn’t a matter of them doingsomething out of the ordinary to putup such great scores,” said Dixon ofhis teammates.“They simply did whatthey have been doing in practice —hitting nearly flawless routines withhigh start values.”

MPSF Gymnast of the Year Sho

Nakamori also took away the all-around title for the last time inMaples with his highest college ca-reer score at a 91.85.

“Sho has been a symbol of thisteam — professional, calm, cool andconsistent,” Dixon said. “The way hegoes about his training and gymnas-tics allows the rest to see what achampion needs to do in order to beon top.”

The Stanford men also had threeseason highs on vault, one on paral-lel bars, four on floor, three on pom-mel horse and six on rings.

“We won almost everything therewas to win at that competition: fourof the six events, the all around, theMPSF gymnast of the year, theMPSF coach of the year and, mostimportantly, the team title,” Haddensaid.“It was a good day for Stanfordmen’s gymnastics.”

The final recognition the Cardi-nal hopes to gain will be the NCAAChampionship title next week. Stan-ford will have its chance Apr. 16-18at the University of Minnesota toface its rivals Oklahoma and Cal forthe last time this year.

“We want to win the nationaltitle,” Dixon said. “Missing out onone last year by .45 is something thatwe will all remember forever. It mo-tivated us to work even harder thisyear. Now, we are ready to win.”

Contact Jenny Peter at [email protected].

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his remarkable run of success so far thisyear.“I just go out there and attack thezone, and I have confidence in my de-fense if they do hit it.”

Gerhart led off the bottom half ofthe frame with a walk. Three batterslater, he had reached third, and Joneshit a sharp grounder down the third-base line that forced Haerther to makea rushed and inaccurate throw to theplate that was offline and sparked cele-bration in the Stanford dugout.

“I saw him dive for it,and once I sawthe throw, I knew it would be prettyclose,” Jones said.“But [Gerhart] beatit.”

The win brought the Cardinal’srecord back up to .500 for the first timesince February. But Jones was morepleased with the way the team hadbeen playing lately than with its overallmark for the season.

“We really weren’t worried aboutgetting back to .500; we were just wor-ried about playing the way that wewere supposed to,” he said. “We justwanted to play well.”

Stanford and UCLA will resumethe series tonight at 5:30 p.m. and playthe series finale tomorrow afternoon at1 p.m.After an off day on Easter Sun-day,the Cardinal will host Cal in a non-conference game,Monday at 5 p.m.Allthree games can be heard on KZSU90.1 FM or online at kzsulive.stan-ford.edu.

Contact Erik Adams at [email protected].

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started in all 10 of Stanford’s games,has 12 assists, and will be heavily re-lied on to fuel Stanford’s offense.

With a win today,Stanford will bepoised to take home its fifth straightMPSF title, as the squad would re-main undefeated with only onegame remaining in conference playwhen it takes on Cal this Sunday.

Contact Alissa Haber at [email protected].

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earning his fourth top-25 finish ofthe season.Kemmer kept pretty con-sistent this tournament, shooting 73,77 and 73 each round to put himselfin a tie for 25th with USC’s goldenboy Jamie Lovemark and TexasA&M’s Bronson Burgoon.

Sophomore Sihwan Kim finishedup the tournament with a 12-over228 in a tie for 44th. Kim was in 17thgoing into the final round of the tour-nament, but those tough frosty con-ditions got to the California-nativein the end, when he putted a nine-over 81 for the day.

Rounding out the Cardinal fivewas senior Daniel Lim, who checkedin at 230 for the tournament in a tiefor 72nd.

The tournament was no piece ofcake for the Cardinal as it took onnine of the nation’s 10 top teams withno team ranking below 31st in lastweek’s Golfweek poll. Of the toppool of 13 teams, Stanford took on afield that included then-No. 1 Geor-gia, No.2 Oklahoma State, No. 3Southern California, No. 4 Clemsonand No. 5 Florida.

“Our guys are gamers,” Ray said.“The great thing about Stanford isthat, whether it’s a tough exam or apresentation, it prepares you to getgood with dealing with what’s athand.This tournament gave the guysa whiff of the NCAAs, and we arehoping to play well at the end of theyear. I haven’t changed anything interms of preparation these pastyears, and we’re just knocking onwood that it keeps working.”

After its final regular-season roadtrip, the Cardinal returns next weekto the not-so-snowy weather at theFarm to host the U.S. IntercollegiateChampionship.

Contact Roxie Dickinson at [email protected].

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By CASSANDRA FELICIANOSTAFF WRITER

A quiet entrepreneurial fever hasswept across Stanford in the midst ofeconomic crisis, with startup hopefulsin the student body continuing topush for a place in the businessecosystem.

Tina Seelig, professor in theDepartment of Management Scienceand Engineering (MS&E) and exec-utive director of StanfordTechnology Ventures Program(STVP), attributed the growth ofstudent interest in entrepreneurialventures to the change in “risk dif-ferential” between finding a job inthe finance industry versus startingone’s own business.

“As the market tanks and peopleare looking at their opportunities,they’re saying, ‘Do I get a job that Imight lose, or do I really start a com-pany?’” Seelig said.“Now, the differ-ence in risk is not that large. And sostudents are saying, ‘If I’m going tostart something, now is a great timeto start because it’s going to be reallyhard to find a job, and if I find a job,who knows how stable it is?’”

The increasing appeal of theentrepreneurial path for students isevident in their response to the pro-grams offered by entrepreneur-friendly organizations on campus.The Stanford E-Challenge and SocialE-Challenge — the annual businessplan competitions hosted by theBusiness Association of StanfordEntrepreneurial Students (BASES)— has seen its highest recorded num-ber of entries this year, with 123 and112 applicants, respectively. Both E-Challenges promise prizes of around$25,000 for the winning team to pur-sue their idea.

Many of the entries, according toSeelig, are based in the IT and soft-ware markets. These ideas make up50 to 60 percent of the entries thisyear.The concentration of startups inthat field, especially among collegestudents, is due to the inexpensive

and easily accessible resources thatcan facilitate business pursuits.

“It’s low-hanging fruit,” Seeligsaid.“It’s stuff that they can do easilyin their dorm room. It doesn’t requirea lot of capital, and it’s somethingthat they could use their CS skills todo.”

Similarly, students crowdedSkilling Auditorium last Wednesdayto fire hazard potential in order tohear Jen Hsun Huang MS ‘92, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia. Huangwas the first entrepreneurial bigwigto present a guest lecture for theBASES-hosted EntrepreneurialThought Leaders (ETL) Seminar. Ahandful of students were asked towatch a live broadcast of Huang’slecture in an overflow space becausethe auditorium could no longeraccommodate student demand.

ETL Organizers are expectingtheir high-profile lineup of entrepre-neurial leaders to attract close to 300students to sign up for the course, notto mention the many others who willsit in on one or two lectures.

“We try to cast a pretty wide netand try to bring in a variety of speak-ers so the people who don’t necessar-ily want to take the course mightwant to come,” said Chris Baker ‘10,a member of ETL’s organizationalteam. “That’s part of the reason whywe want to increase our marketing,because even if people don’t knowabout ETL, they can still come see aspeaker they want to hear.”

ETL hopes to find itself in thesame highly coveted student class listwith courses like “Sleep and Dreams”and the creative writing series.

“One of the main goals we’ve hadfor the last quarter and for this quar-ter is sort of to increase awarenessaround campus because we have thissmall colloquium of people who areexcited about it and we feel like thosepeople who know it love it,” said NikilViswanathan ‘10. “But, we don’t real-ly have exposure elsewhere.”

Many students certainly share thesame vision for classes like ETL.Charles Naut ‘12, who has beenattending ETL since fall quarter,heard about the seminar from afriend and claims that many of hispeers are not aware that there are

programs like this offered atStanford.

“I think the Stanford entrepre-neurship programs are really good,but it’s sort of disorganized, and thereare so many groups out there andthey don’t really communicate witheach other enough,” Naut said.“I feelthat while there are really goodgroups out there, they could be moreefficient in the outreach that they doand the impact that they have amongStanford students.”

While some Stanford students aretrying to break into the businessscene, others among them havealready built their own startup dreamteams and are well on their way to the“big time.” Ooshma Garg ‘09 is in thefirst year of her company, AnapataInc., the first Web-based, diversity-focused recruiting and networkingsource for law student organizations.

Anapata has approximately 50percent of the market share in the top25 law schools in the country, andGarg hopes to increase these num-bers this spring to cater to more lawschools, as well as the grad studentsentering other academic markets,such as science and engineering.

“I think student organizationshave a lot to do with the level ofentrepreneurship and level of entre-preneurial spirit at Stanford,” Gargsaid.

While she recognizes the risingattraction of entrepreneurial ven-tures, she cautioned students againststarting their own business for thesole reason of a bleak job market.

“Starting a business is almost likeraising a child; there is a long road tosuccess,” Garg said. “There are sleep-less nights and a lot of opportunitiesthat you forgo just to progress onemore step further.”

“It’s important to recognize thatit’s not about what you do, it’s aboutwhy you exist,” she continued. “Evenif there’s an idea that you think wouldmake a lot of money, even if it’s pop-ular and even if you have a team —none of those reasons are goodenough unless you absolutely lovewhat you’re doing.”

Contact Cassandra Feliciano at [email protected].

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and saw the most action during theheart of Pacific-10 Conference play.Paul played throughout the Pac-10Tournament and stayed with theteam until the end of its season,although he did not see action duringthe College Basketball Invitational.

His suspension now leaves a holein Stanford’s big man depth. SeniorLawrence Hill is graduating, whichmeans that sophomore Josh Owens isthe lone post player with significantexperience. Dawkins began integrat-ing his freshmen forwards and cen-ters into his game plans more as the

seasoned progressed, with JackTrotter seeing the most playing time— still, Trotter only averaged 6.3minutes per contest.

That said, Dawkins is prepared tomove on without Paul.

“This is disappointing and unfor-tunate,but we must continue to moveforward,” he wrote.“We wish Will thebest in the future and continue tosupport him during this transition.”

This is the second time in twoyears that a Cardinal basketball play-er has been ruled academically ineli-gible. Brook Lopez was forced to sitout for the first nine games of the2007-2008 season due to scholasticissues.

Contact Wyndam Makowsky [email protected].

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Students test entrepreneurial waters

Despite this, heads of the PWRand IHUM programs remain skep-tical. PWR Program DirectorAndrea Lunsford said that theProgram in Writing and Rhetoricalready had comprehensivereviews.

“I’d say first that all Stanfordprograms go through regularreviews,” Lunsford wrote in anemail to The Daily. “PWR conduct-ed an intensive self-study in 2006-07 and there are plans for a reviewcommittee of all first-year require-ments. PWR also has a very activeUndergraduate Advisory Boardthat meets regularly to offer adviceand suggestions for ongoing reviewand improvement.”

IHUM Faculty Director RussellBerman stated that any changes tothese current requirements couldonly be affected by the school’sFaculty Senate and the Committeeon University Standards andPolicies (CUSP).

“PWR and IHUM are require-ments and changes in thoserequirements would go throughFaculty Senate and CUSP,” he said.“PWR and IHUM act on the basisof the stipulations from FacultySenate and CUSP.

“I would remind the platformthat there already exists Writing inthe Major to handle major-specificwriting,” Berman added, “andchanging PWR and IHUM tomajor-specific programs wouldmean no writing instruction in firstyear.”

The slate Web site also includesa category entitled “WhereStanford lacks,” detailing SBS’sviews of Stanford’s weaknesses,including “callous attitude towardsundergrads (some departments),”“IHUM sucks” and “entrenchedmediocre administration,” which islisted under both the academic andstudent life categories.

When asked to clarify the slate’sintended approach to dealing withthe “entrenched mediocre adminis-tration,” Gao said SBS would “liketo institute a review process overstudent affairs-related administra-tors.”

For the Office of Student Affairs(OSA) and Dean of Student LifeChris Griffith, an advisory boardalready exists.

“I think student advisory boardsare good in a number of contexts,and I think there’s a number ofways we seek student input,” shesaid.“I know there is a proposal puttogether for OSA for an advisorygroup, and we’re reviewing thatnow.”

Griffith also added that heroffice is always open for student

dialogue.“I invite the students to meet

with me and other administratorsto hear their concerns directly,” shesaid. “More importantly, an in-per-son meeting is more likely to iden-tify common ground, invite dia-logue and create collaboration onour shared goals.”

Contact Ryan Mac at [email protected] and Ellen Huet [email protected].

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ETL attracts studentsto startup ventures

While Boardman said that,“health services was at the top ofthe list” in areas the University triedto shield from budget cuts, Vadenwas still hit hard by the realities ofthe economic crisis.

“I don’t think students under-stand the magnitude of theUniversity’s financial problems,”said Ira Friedman, director of Vadenand associate professor ofPediatrics.

The general fund comes primari-ly from student tuition. The fundcould not cover the services, espe-cially because tuition was onlyslightly raised.

“The cost of tuition was verymoderately increased,” Friedmansaid. “Conceivably, it might havebeen higher.”

When deciding how to handlethe financial situation at Vadenresulting from budget cuts, manyideas were tossed around, includingpaying only for visits.

“I feel [the fee] is better thancharging for individual visits — itdoesn’t hit folks who are ill,”Friedman said.

Charles McCrory, a graduate stu-dent in chemistry, was highly con-cerned with the burden the newhealth fee will place on graduate stu-dents who live on a fixed income. Hefelt that paying for visits would behighly preferable to the baseline fee.

“A lot of people would have pre-ferred a small co-pay,” he said.

Freshman Brian Louye ‘12agreed.

“It’s not fair that there is a verylarge subset of students who don’tneed Vaden services, but who haveto pay it anyway,” Louye said.

However, Dean Schaffer ‘10 feltthat an upfront fee was better than afee for each visit.

“It is better to pay upfront versushaving to pay for it when you go —it’s very different psychologically,”he said.

Both Boardman and Friedmanfelt that the fee was fair because itspread the cost of services across

the whole student body.“There’s a fairness when it is dis-

tributed over the entire popula-tion,” Friedman said, going on tocompare the fee to taxpayer moneypaying for a firehouse — everyonepays for the protection, instead ofthe owner having to pay when thefire engine shows up at a burningbuilding.

Both Friedman and Boardmanstressed the necessity of the fee tomaintain necessary services.Because of the fee, Vaden will onlyhave to institute a few cost-savingmeasures.

Some staff positions have beenreduced at Vaden and other staffwill have reduced hours over thesummer. Also, for the 2009-2010school year, Vaden will cut back onweekend hours.

These measures, Friedman said,were “to preserve the core servicesthat people depend on.”

“Primary care services duringthe week will remain the same,”Friedman said. “In addition, therewill be virtually no reduction inCAPS.”

Many students are angry abouthaving to pay the fee, especiallythose who are dissatisfied withVaden services.

“I don’t want to have to pay 160-some dollars to find out that I’mpregnant every time!” saidStephanie Castro ‘12, citing Vaden’sjoked-about tendency to diagnosefemale students with pregnancywhen it is a non-issue.

Though students are unhappyabout having to pay, Boardman andFriedman said that this decision,however hard, had to be made, andmore decisions are to come.

“This was one of many, manydecisions that were very difficult, allacross the campus,” Friedman said.

For Vice Provost Boardman, cutsare something that students shouldcome to expect from all Universityfronts in the coming months.

“There are many units acrosscampus who haven’t yet announcedthe measures they are going to taketo handle budget cuts,” Boardmansaid.

Contact Julia Brownell at [email protected].

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emphasized his negotiation skills.“Whenever there’s a glitch . . .

[Sprague is] involved in the solution insome fashion,”he said.

But McLaughlin, wishing to remainapolitical, refrained from making anendorsement of the slate.

For his work as an RA, Spraguereceived glowing reviews from dormresident Fausto Bustos ‘11.

“Matt is pretty much awesome as anRA,” Bustos said. “He’s a great guythat’s very involved in Toyon life andour hall.”

Sprague has planned a midnightscreening of James Bond, about 10 hotchocolate study breaks and numerousIn-N-Out and Jack in the Box runs,according to Bustos.

“Matt is always around to hang out,”Bustos added.“He’s a very reliable RA,and I know he’s an honorable man.”

Contact Christine McFadden at [email protected] and Marisa Landicho at [email protected].

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